CARYOPHYLLEH. XXXII. Arenarta. 
§ 2. Leaves anl-shaped or linear. 
19 A. squarro'sa (Mich. fl. bor. amer. 1. p. 273.) plant 
tufted ; lower leaves squarrosely-imbricated, channelled, gla- 
brous; stems simple, few-leaved ; flowers dichotomously pa- 
nicled, erect ; sepals ovate, roundish; petals obovate, thrice as 
long as the calyx ; capsules oval, exceeding the calyx, 3-valved; 
valves obtuse. 2%. H. Native of New Jersey and Carolina 
in sandy pine-barrens. A. Caroliniana, Walt. fl. carol. 141. 
Flowers white. 
Squarrose-leaved Sandwort. Fl. July, Aug. Pl. 4 foot. 
20 A. merica'TA (Bieb. fl. taur. 1. p. 344. but not of Rafin- 
isque) leaves linear-awl-shaped, ciliated, crowded ; stems creep- 
ing, hairy ; peduncles 1-flowered, terminal ; petals longer than 
the calyx, which is bluntish, striated, and hairy; capsules 3- 
valved. 2%. H. Native of the alps of: Caucasus near Kobi. 
Stev. in mem. soc. mosq. 3. p. 263. Leaves short, stiff, spread- 
ing, ciliated, in bundles in the axillze of the older leaves. Flowers 
white, about the size of those of 2. laricif dlia. 
Imbricate-leaved Sandwort. Fl. Jul. Aug. Cit. 1820. Pl. 4 ft. 
21 A. JUNIPE'RINA (Lin. mant. 72.) leaves awl-shaped, stiff, 
spinose, lower ones in bundles, upper ones distant ; stems erect, 
firm; sepals ovate, generally 1-nerved ; petals obovate, almost 
twice as long as the calyx ; capsules ovate-roundish, 3-valved, 
hardly exceeding the calyx. %.H. Native of the Levant as 
well as in Eastern Siberia. Smith, icon. ined. p. 35. t. 35. Poir. 
dict. 6. p. 378. A. acicularis, Fisch. in litt. Flowers white. 
Juniper-like Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Clt.1800. Pl. 4 ft. 
22 A. stricra (Mich, fi. bor. amer. 1. p. 274.) plant erect, 
glabrous, many-stemmed ; leaves awl-shaped-linear, erect, and 
in axillary fascicles ; panicle few-flowered ; sepals oval-lanceo- 
late; petals conspicuously-striped, much longer than the calyx. 
Y.H. Native of North America on rocks in New England 
and Canada, and on the high mountains of Carolina. Hook. fl. 
bor. amer. t. 33. Very like A. striata, but much larger and 
more erect. Flowers white. : 
Straight Sandwort. Fl. May, June. Clt. 1812. Pl. 4 foot. 
23 A. optu'sa (Torrey. in ann. lyc. new york, vol. 2. 1827.) 
tufted, many-stemmed ; leaves linear-awl-shaped, bluntish, keeled, 
rather secund ; stem simple, commonly 1-flowered ; peduncles 
clothed with glandular hairs; sepals oblong, obtuse, 3-nerved ; 
petals oblong, twice the length of the calyx; capsule ovate, 
shorter than the calyx ; seeds orbicularly-kidney-shaped. %. H. 
Native of North America on the Rocky Mountains. 
Obtuse-leaved Sandwort. PI. + foot. 
24 A. procera (Spreng. ex Horn. hort. hafn. p. 424.) stem 
erect, simple, few-flowered ; calyxes obtuse; petals emarginate, 
thrice as long as sepals. Y.H. Native? Flowers white. 
gall Sandwort. Fi. June, July. Cit. 1820. Pl. 2 foot. 
A. ` 
‘ LARICIFO LIA FIG. 70. 
(Lin. spec. 607.) leaves 
awl-shaped, denticulate- N b- 
ly-ciliated ; stems as- | <- TING, 7 ° 
cending, 1-3 or 6-flow- W X y y / / Ñ 
ered, somewhat sca- | WIN IN. ! 4 
rous; calyx cylindrir \y WN Y 1, W, A 
cl; sepals bluntish, Wy CAN fe = 
Tiple-nerved, hairy; pe- WWW |S à SS Sr 
tals twice as long as the So SS aan 
sepals ; capsules 3- 
valved, exceeding the 
calyx. 4%. H. Native 
on the alps of Switzerland and France, &c. Flowers white. 
Var. a, multiflòra (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 404.) stems 
weak, many-flowered ; younger leaves in bundles, arcuate, ax- 
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illary ; calyx and peduncles hairy. A. laricifdlia, Vill. dauph. 4. 
p. 629. t. 47. f.5. Jacq. aust. 3. p. 39. t. 272. 
Var. B, stridta (Ser. mss. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 404.) stems 
stiff, few-flowered ; leaves straight, long ; peduncles and calyxes 
clothed with clammy hairs. A. striata, Vill. dauph. 4. p. 630. 
t. 47. f. 6. A. liniflora, Jacq. coll. 2. t. 3. f. 3. 
Var. y, Chamisoni; leaves smooth; cauline ones ciliated at 
the base. Native of Eschscholtz Bay.. 
Larch-leaved Sandwort. Fl. Ju. Aug. Clt. 1816. Pl. 4 ft. 
26 A. rostra‘ra (Waldst. et Kit. hung. ex Willd. enum. 
481.) leaves linear-awl-shaped, recurved ; flowers twin, terminal; 
sepals acute, 3-nerved, shorter than the corolla, pubescent ; 
stems diffuse, pubescent. %.H. Native of Hungary in alpine 
laces. A. macrocarpa, Kit. et Hort. Gœtt., Flowers white. 
Beaked Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Clt. 1816. Pl. 4 foot. 
27 A. rycoropior pes (Willd. herb. ex Schlecht. berl. mag. 
1816. p. 212.) plant much branched, creeping, glabrous; leaves 
rather imbricated, mucronate, stiff, 1-nerved; petals shorter 
than the calyx; capsules many-seeded. Yy.H. Native of 
Mexico near Moran, at the height of 3990 feet. Flowers white. 
Lycopodium-like Sandwort. Pl. creeping. 
28 A. A’rerica (Stev. in litt. in D. C. prod. 1. p. 404.) plant 
small, tufted; leaves linear-lanceolate, obtuse ; stems 1-flowered ; 
peduncles covered with glandular hairs; sepals oblong, obtuse, 
hardly nerved ; petals obovate, double the length of the calyx. 
4%. H. Native of Siberia, on the icy shores, also in the Bay of 
St. Lawrence. Hook, fl. bor. amer. t. 32. A. bryoides, Fisch. 
in litt. A. Altaica, Fisch. in litt. A. sérpens, Fisch. in litt. 
Plant with the habit of Siléne acaúlis or Cherléria sedoides. 
Flowers whitish. 
Arctic Sandwort. Pl. } foot. 
29 A. Ausrrt aca (Jacq. austr. 3. p. 39. t. 270.) leaves linear- 
awl-shaped, 3-nerved ; stem tufted, rather panicled; peduncles 
terminal, very long, twin, puberulous ; petals obtuse, emarginate ; 
sepals 3-nerved, very acute, spreading. Y.H. Native of 
Austria and Italy, on the alps. All. ped. no. 1700. t. 64. f. 2. 
A. elongata, Schlecht. berl. mag. 1816. p. 200. Stellaria 
biflora, Jacq. coll. 1. p. 251. t. 18. A. stellarioides, Pers. ench. 
1, p. 503. Flowers white. Capsule longer than the calyx. 
Var. B, glabra (D.C. fi. fr. 4. p. 787.). A. Villarsii, Balb. 
misc. 21. exclusive of the variety kirsùta. A. triflora, Vill. dauph. 
4, p. 623.t.47. A. mixta, Lapeyr. abr. 255. Plant glabrous. 
Austrian Sandwort. Fl. June, Sept. Clt. 1793. Pl. 4 foot. 
30 A. Grosuxosa (Labill. pl. syr. dec. 4. p. 6. t.3. f 1.) 
plant very much branched ; leaves awl-shaped, nerved, pilose ; 
flowers numerous, disposed in racemes ; sepals unequal, longer 
than the petals; capsules profoundly 3-valved; seed kidney- 
4y. H. Native of Syria. 
Globulose Sandwort. Fl. June, Sept. PI. 4 to 4 foot. 
31 A. cAaPILLA`cEA (All. ped. no. 1705. t. 89. f. 2.) leaves 
setaceous, rigid, scabrous ; flowers erect; petals larger than the 
calyx. ©.H. Native of Piedmont on the tops of the moun- 
tains called Tenda. Petals white. Stem hairy. 
Capillary-leaved Sandwort. Fl. June, July. Cit. 1819. Pl. 
1 to 4 foot. 
32 A. GRANDIFLORA (Lin. spec. 608.) leaves awl-shaped, 
broadish, flat, 3-nerved, ciliated, radical ones crowded ; stems ge- 
nerally 1-flowered ; peduncles very long, pubescent ; sepals ovate, 
awned, 3-nerved, one-half smaller than the petals; capsules 
ovate, 6-valved, hardly exceeding the calyx in length. Y. H. 
Native of France on the alps and mountains. All. ped. no. 1711. 
t.10. f. 1. <A. trifléra, Cav. icon. 3. t. 249. f. 2, A. mixta, 
Lapeyr. abr. p. 255. Flowers white. 
Var. B, multiflora (D. C. prod. 1. p. 404.) stems 3-4-flowered ; 
duncles very long; leaves hardly ciliated. A. junipérina, 
Vill. dauph, 4. p. 624.—All. ped. no. 1715. t. 26, f. 5. 
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